EPHE News and Press, iShares MSCI Philippines From 04/30/19

Overview: The S&P 500 set a new record high and close yesterday, but the lift to global markets was not strong enough to overcome the disappointing Chinese PMI. Although Chinese equities traded higher on ideas that the news will spur additional stimulative measures, other Asian markets w...

As concerns about recession are off the table, we start to see again the conditions for emerging markets reflate with monetary policy. Slow growth, manageable inflation and central banks not raising rates put Asian emerging markets in a sweet spot. Asia’s total economy is projected to ...

In the Aquino era, the focus was on financial flows, which rested on a strong peso. In the Duterte era, it is on the huge investment drive, which can live with a weaker currency. The peso's political economy is shifting. Recently, international media have released contradictory peso report...

Emerging markets ( EEM ) are an interesting bunch. In theory, their relative faster growth in comparison to developed markets could make them a better investment opportunity. At the same time, emerging markets can be quite volatile. Let’s consider, for example, EEM. This ETF is one of, ...

The US stock market is not a great long-term bet right now. But thankfully, the very same reasons for being cautious about the United States reveal other equity markets that are compelling investments today. The US stock market is no longer attractive in terms of value and growth Given i...